Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S EFFICACY IN ALLEVIATING NORMATIVE CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE PROVISION IN THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KERICHO
(2023-11)A comprehensive goal of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals of 2015 was to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all ages. The divide between the haves and the have-nots is, however, rapidly expanding ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE ON HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)Aquaculture has enhanced food security for over 2.5 billion people generated sources of livelihood for approximately 530 million people and contributed to approximately 40 per cent of the world’s fish production. There is ... -
EFFECT OF COVI SOUP ON BMI, IMMUNOLOGICAL AND HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023)Globally, 37 million people living with HIV (PLWH) are susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19). The pandemic can potentiate ... -
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING MENTAL HEALTH OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AT RISK IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP, KENYA
(2023-11)The refugee experience is characterized by exposure in one's country of origin to numerous traumatic incidents during migration and daily stressors after settlement in the camps because of natural disasters, wars and ... -
THE IMPACT OF HUMANITARIAN AID IN BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO DROUGHT IN KITUI COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)In Kenya, droughts influenced by climate change have become more protracted and severe. Arid and semi-arid lands have been disproportionately affected due to their fragile ecosystems, unfavourable climate, and historical ... -
ON REGULAR ELEMENTS AND VON-NEUMANN INVERSES OF ZERO-SYMMETRIC LOCAL NEAR-RINGS WITH JORDAN IDEALS ADMITTING FROBENIUS DERIVATIONS
(2023-05)The study of near-rings with identity is very vital in generalizing characterization of commutative rings with identity. Much of the recent works on the classification of finite rings with identity have considered a ... -
A DATA-DRIVEN MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2023-11)Kenya’s agriculture is dominated by 4.5 million smallholder farmers who produce over 75% of the national agricultural production. These farmers are the most vulnerable to climate change because of various socioeconomics, ... -
WHOLE TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENES IN NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) SUBJECTED TO CHRONIC STRESS
(MMUST, 2023-11)Chronic stress is the long-term activation of the stress response system and is a major bottleneck to aquaculture production as it lowers productivity and compromises fish welfare. Several studies have attempted to infer ... -
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND EQUITY IN GRADE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)The 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement for teachers in Kenya was meant to streamline grade promotion through an inevitable paradigm shift in its implementation policy from the “Scheme of Service” approach to a “Career ... -
RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH AS A SURROGATE MARKER OF HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES AMONG PATIENTS IN AGA KHAN HOSPITAL, WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-10)Red cell distribution width (RDW) measures the morphological diversity of red blood cells (rbcs) per volume rbcs. Such diversity, characterized by significant reticulocytosis and rbcs variation in size(anisocytosis) and ... -
TREE STAND STRUCTURE, SPECIES COMPOSITION AND VEGETATION COVER CHANGES IN LONDIANI FOREST KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-11)Vegetation is an important variable in land-atmosphere interactions. Sustainable forest management requires monitoring of vegetation cover dynamics to help improve forest health. Many studies have been conducted in many ... -
ON-FARM TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY, CARBON STOCKS AND SOIL PROPERTIES AS INFLUENCED BY SELECTED Eucalyptus spp IN KAKAMEGA-NANDI FOREST ECOSYSTEM
(MMUST, 2023-11)On-farm growing of trees has significantly contributed to easing pressure from natural forests in addition to providing extra income to forest-adjoining farming households. There are however concerns that Eucalyptus ... -
SPATIO-TEMPORAL CHANGES IN ABOVE-GROUND SEQUESTERED CARBON AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY IN KAKAMEGA AND NORTH NANDI FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
(MMUST, 2023-11)Monitoring aboveground carbon (AGC) dynamics and tree diversity functionality relationships is crucial to understanding the role of vegetation in implementing climate change mitigation strategies and promoting sustainable ... -
A MORPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN LUTSOTSO
(MMUST, 2021-09)This study focuses on tense and aspect in the verb structure of Lutsotso, a dialect of the Oluluhya macro-language. While numerous studies have been conducted on the analysis of the Oluluhyia macro-language at phonological, ... -
MEDIA REPORTAGE INFLUENCING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES IN MANDERA COUNTY - KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)Terrorism, often, has been used as a weapon by non-state actors like terrorist organizations, liberation movements and other clandestine organizations fighting for recognition and intending to advance different agenda. ... -
RIVER SAND HARVESTING AND CHALLENGES TO RIPARIAN CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN TWO RIVERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-11)Sand harvesting has potential consequences on the river ecosystem. This study sought if sand harvesting impacts the riverine ecosystem and consequently, riparian conservation on two rivers in Kakamega County. Specifically, ... -
SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF PHASEY BEAN MILD YELLOWS VIRUS AND CUCURBIT APHID-BORNE YELLOWS VIRUS INFECTING GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.) IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023-07)Groundnut or Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed legume crop in Kenya, but yields are declining due to pests and diseases. Plant viruses cause serious disease of crop plants reducing both quality and ... -
PRAGMATIC RELEVANCE OF INTERPRETER MEDIATED SERMONS FROM ENGLISH TO LUHYIA, IN SELECTED CHURCHES IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-07)Languages convey meanings using different concepts. This makes it problematic to find equivalents between the Source Language (SL) and the Target Language (TL). Church interpreters, for example, could found it difficult ... -
PREVALENCE, INTENSITY AND RISK FACTORS OF SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN LURAMBI SUBCOUNTY, KAKAMEGA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-06)Intestinal helminths cause diseases and death in low and middle-income countries. Pupils are among the individuals at high risk of contracting intestinal helminthiasis. The use of contaminated water and improper hygienic ... -
APPRAISAL OF SECTION 4 (b) OF THE BORSTAL INSTITUTIONS ACT IN JUVENILE OFFENDERS’ REHABILITATION AT SHIKUSA IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2022-11)With modernization and industrialization, the magnitude and complexity of crimes committed by juvenile offenders has changed over time. This prompted governments and other international institutions such as the United ...